The Sassafras River Association (SRA) has announced the groundbreaking on the 5 acre Crawford wetland project located in Cecil County. This innovative vertical flow treatment wetland is located downstream from a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) and is designed to capture sediment and remove nutrients before directing the flow back to the natural stream.
The practice will be the first of its kind to capture and treat both surface stormwater from the CAFO and groundwater from surrounding crop fields. It is our firm belief that this innovative practice will, through rigorous monitoring, be proven effective and then replicated across the Chesapeake Bay region in an effort to meet Bay Program water quality goals. The project is made possible through funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Chesapeake Bay Trust and 2013 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund.
In addition to the Crawford wetland, SRA is working on a wetland project downstream of a major dairy CAFO in Kent County.
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